Join us on Thursday, June 25 for a very special event --
an upbeat networking
breakfast where we can join forces and provide a boost for those
members of our
legal technology community who are looking for work. The idea is to
provide
some job-seekers with "face time" with key vendors and law firm folks
-- even if
they don't have an open job today — because who knows what
tomorrow will
bring!
The event will start at 8 a.m., and at 8:30 we'll break up into smaller
groups, at
each table a leader of our legal tech community will share his or her
story about
a career transition they faced and how they navigated through it. Among
the scheduled speakers:

The current economic crisis is due largely to an unregulated
financial industry. With the economy faltering and more and more
companies coming under the new administration's microscope, the days of
accountability are upon us and the law of the land will change in
E-Discovery. Recognizing that compulsory ethics in E-Discovery is
rapidly approaching, this essential and timely session is open to all
attendees of LegalTech. Gain Ethics CLE while determining how changing
attitudes and polices will finally bring law to the wild wild west of
E-D.

Privacy

Safe harbors

Attorney Client Privilege

Outsourcing

Retention

Responsibility

Moderator:

Carole BasriCorporate Lawyering Group, LLCAdjunct Professor, University of Pennsylvania Law School

Speakers:

The Honorable Judge Andrew J. Peck, United
States Magistrate Judge, Southern District of New York

The Honorable Judge Dave Waxse, United
States Magistrate Judge, District of Kansas

We will discuss the metrics and economics of law practice in order to thrive in today's financial and confidence crises. Ed Poll will focus on some of the factors used to measure success. Financial and billing software are merely tools in the more important objective of understanding the economics of a law practice to provide clients with the services they want at a cost they are willing to pay and can afford. We will discuss selected questions you need to ask of your financial and billing software providers to ensure that you get the right technology to help you in the quest for this knowledge. In both litigation and transactional practices, these tools have been important for the success of lawyers.

In today's economy, meeting your client's goals is more important
then ever. What do GCs look for in their representation? We will ask a
panel of Senior and General Counsel to address one question - Why Should
I Hire You? Hear their unbiased and straight from the hip answers in
this dynamic panel sure to increase your ability to attract and retain
new business.

Why
Should I Hire You? A General Counsel And Senior Counsel
Discussion

"Web 2.0" is a phrase used often these days – even in legal
circles. What do new innovations in Web technology mean for today's
practice and how can lawyers take advantage of them? Learn what
adoption of Web 2.0 technology can mean for your practice and how to
select the right mix of new Web technologies.

Learn and develop best practices for setting up your own solo or
small law firm, from the business side to practice management. You
will walk out knowing how to lay a sound foundation, and how to get the
best start: setup, HR, software, profitability, efficiency, and enable
long term growth and success.

Newly On Your
Own: Best Practices for Starting Up New Solo or Small Law
Firms

The right technology can alleviate the burden of an international
legal action. The global economy demands a full understanding of
complex jurisdictional requirements, IT systems and cultural barriers.
These challenges can transform ordinary tasks into cultural and legal
minefields. Unprepared counsel and legal support staff face serious
consequences with opposing counsel and government agencies with
understanding of global issues.

Civil litigation, especially around employment and contract
issues, is a huge problem in these difficult times. A large share of
the cost of corporate litigation is the cost of finding and reviewing
ESI for both early case assessment as well as your response to the
discovery request. ESI can hide anywhere in a corporate
infrastructure. Custodian workstations, network share drives, USB
thumb drives, CD/DVDs, iPods etc. A centrally managed and fully
indexed archive can speed the collection and review of potentially
responsive records for early case assessment as well as more fully
control and insure the placement of litigations holds.

No matter the size of the case, the first step in
addressing the case when you are faced with litigation is whether you
have any actual liability. If you have not prepared an ESI collection
strategy ahead of time, how will you be able to determine if the case
has merit? Should you settle or fight? This presentation will discuss
how proactively planning for ESI discovery will dramatically enhance
your early case assessment potential as well as reduce your discovery
risk and cost.

William Tolson has more than 20 years of experience in
storage and archiving solutions product marketing and consulting. As
director of legal and regulatory solutions at Mimosa Systems, Bill is
responsible for the strategy and implementation of Mimosa's legal and
regulatory archiving solutions. Bill has helped companies develop and
execute global email archiving solutions and electronic document
retention strategies, and he has been a featured speaker at several
archiving events, including the Government Technology Conferences,
ARMA International, and the TechTarget Email Archiving Series. He spent several
years as a principal consultant and practice manager leading the
eDiscovery and compliance consulting business for Contoural,
specializing in storage solutions and email archiving, enterprise
content management, and information life-cycle management. Bill is
author of the book "The Know It All's Guide to eDiscovery" and co-author
of "Email Archiving for Dummies". Previously, Bill held management
positions at Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi Data Systems

Discovery costs have skyrocketed in the last few years and companies are looking for ways to manage and internalize the process while leveraging technology to reduce both risk and expense. Learn how to position your corporate legal department with a game plan for the initial phases of the discovery process where the greatest opportunities exist to lower overall costs, mitigate risk, and reduce gaps in communication. Driven by industry expertise, business processes, and technology, LECG experts address the complexities of cost, compliance, and communication and will help you place tools and know-how into your hands… where they belong.

Speakers: Michael Bandemer (LECG), Rob Hichens (LECG)

A Judge and A Lawyer – Pardon the Interruption

In this Pardon the Interruption style format, you will hear from a leading judge and lawyer on key topics and questions across all areas of discovery. Lunch will be provided. (To the first 50 People)
Speakers: Judge Andrew J Peck (Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of New York), Browning E Marean III, Esq (Partner, DLA Piper)

Magistrate Judge Andrew J. Peck was appointed US Magistrate Judge for the Southern District of New York in 1995 and served as chief magistrate judge from 2004 to 2005. Judge Peck served as a law clerk to Judge Paul Roney of the Eleventh (then the Fifth) Circuit during the 1977-78 term. He was an associate and then counsel at the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison from 1978 to 1995. His practice in commercial litigation emphasized entertainment and intellectual property (copyright and trademark) litigation as well as arbitration including service as an arbitrator for the AAA. Judge Peck is an adjunct professor at Cardozo Law School where he teaches a course in pretrial practice.
Mr. Browning E. Marean III serves as the co-chair of the electronic discovery readiness and response group for DLA Piper. He has consulted numerous clients on the entire lifecycle of electronic discovery. Mr. Marean is a nationally known teacher and lecturer on various topics including electronic discovery, records retention, knowledge management and computer technology. He is co-author of the 2008 edition of Electronic Discovery and Records Management Guide, Rules, Checklists and Forms.

Moderators: Jim Vaughn (LECG) Rob Hichens (LECG)

The Great Technology Debate - Search and Automation Technologies Face Off

Join this presidential style debate of how leading technology providers approach the indexing, search, and collection of electronically stored information. Just like Mac and PC banter about which operating system is better, come and hear these technology gurus debate their respective approaches to the marketplace.

Moderators: Michael Bandemer (LECG) Skip Westfall (LECG)

Intellectual Pr
operty and Trade Secret Theft - The Role of Computer Forensics

Intellectual property and trade secret thefts are on the rise. Proving or disproving the theft and subsequent use of the stolen information is not always straight forward. Using digital forensic techniques, this session will show you artifacts that may prove to be quite valuable. We will cover important digital artifacts such as file downloading, usage of personal email for sending attachments, continued usage or modification of client documents on removable devices, and data destruction that may show attempts to conceal nefarious activity.

Speakers: Jim Vaughn (LECG) Michael Bandemer (LECG)

Metadata - What is all the Hubbub About?

In the icy waters of electronic discovery document, content is just the part of the iceberg that breaks the surface. A tremendous amount of pertinent information referred to as metadata (data about the data) is hidden from the casual reader's view. This presentation will cut through the confusion about metadata and help you to truly understand what metadata is, how it can help you, and the risks it presents.
Speaker: Sergio Kopelev (LECG)

Cloud Computing – Is It the Future of ESI?

Cloud computing is hitting its stride, but is really an old concept that is now dressed for success. With new scalable enterprise storage, increased bandwidth, advanced application integration, and an attractive cost reduction model, current economic climate creates the perfect storm that will propel cloud computing to the forefront of the IT industry. With this will come many challenges surrounding data security, corporate compliance and data collection and preservation.